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Daniel Lambert

Daniel Lambert noun: something that is giant, or otherwise great in some way.

Noun

Daniel Lambert (plural Daniel Lamberts)

  1. Something that is giant, or otherwise great in some way.
    • The courtiers were Daniel Lamberts of learning.
    • A whipstick was a Daniel Lambert in comparison with him.1849 September, Z, “The Undergraduate. Chapter 1—My First Day at College”, in The Dublin University Magazine, volume 34, page 335

Examples of Daniel Lambert in a sentence

  • If laughing makes people increase in bulk, "Snarleyow" would have been found guilty of making Daniel Lamberts of the human race1854, R. M. DeWitt, “Advertisement for Snarleyow, the Dog Fiend”, in The Chess Player's Instructor, page 75:
  • A student may become a very Daniel Lambert of learning, and remain utterly useless to himself and all others.1873 June, Herbert Spencer, “A Study of Sociology”, in Popular Science, page 172:
  • This accommodates the three Daniel Lamberts of the bench, and I am told that the Supreme Court has never been without a large proportion of Colossuses upon it.1874, George Alfred Townsend, Washington, Outside and Inside, page 306:

Forms of Daniel Lambert

pluralDaniel Lamberts

Origin of Daniel Lambert

From Daniel Lambert (1770–1809), who was in his lifetime the heaviest man in the United Kingdom.

Words formed from Daniel Lambert

Questions about Daniel Lambert

What does Daniel Lambert mean?
Daniel Lambert means something that is giant, or otherwise great in some way.
How do you use Daniel Lambert in a sentence?
If laughing makes people increase in bulk, "Snarleyow" would have been found guilty of making Daniel Lamberts of the human race
What part of speech is Daniel Lambert?
Daniel Lambert is a noun.
What is the plural of Daniel Lambert?
The plural of Daniel Lambert is Daniel Lamberts.

Words near Daniel Lambert in the dictionary

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